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Hermann Bengston, as you can see,
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the Germans have dominated this entire field of discussion,
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defends the plan against its critics,
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but concedes that the carrying out of the offensive part
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of the plan appears to modern viewers
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as not very energetic and resolute. I'll say,
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their influence no doubt,
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these critics are,
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by the knowledge that Pericles' successors took some actions
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that did not risk significant land
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battles or numerous casualties,
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and yet produced important successes.